That Music Podcast: A Podcast for Elementary Music Teachers

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing a few ways that I regroup and refocus after a particularly rough class. Links and Resources: FREE Music Teaching Portfolio Template Mindfulness in the Music Classroom This episode is brought to you by my FREE editable music teaching portfolio template. Whether you are looking for your first job, o...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing the somewhat unique way that I ended up being a music teacher. Links and Resources: FREE 5-Day Music Technology Challenge This episode is brought to you our FREE 5-day challenge all about including technology in the music classroom. Click here to join. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing some of my all-time favorite ways to sequence composition and improvisation in the music classroom. Composition can be incredibly intimidating to our students, especially if it’s something they haven’t done before. As is true with most things in our classroom, using a sequence that builds upon its...

Send us Fan Mail So many music educators face the task of building a music program from the bottom up. It can be hard to know what to do in these situations, especially when most of our fieldwork in undergraduate settings are in well-established settings.  My guest this week is my good friend Abby Helbling. Abby is a second-year teacher who has been working hard to rebuild the music program in her...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing my personal philosophy on performances in the elementary music classroom. Whether you love it or hate it, performances are a huge part of our jobs as music teachers. If you were to ask 100 music teachers how they plan performances, you’d probably get nearly 100 different answers. Because when it c...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m joined by the amazing Katherine Miller. Katherine Miller is an elementary music teacher in Waukesha, WI. She proudly teaches Kindergarten-5th grade music as well as serving as a model tech classroom for her district. Incorporating technology into her teaching has allowed Katherine to connect with so many...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing about how I strive to create a positive community in the music classroom. A positive classroom environment is incredibly important. In the music room, it can mean the difference between a student feeling confident enough to try something new and refusing to participate. While all teachers begin to...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing a little bit of the research on music education for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder that I came across while pursuing my Masters of Music Education at Capital University. Across the United States, there are music educators that are teaching students with varying levels of exceptional needs....

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I had the great pleasure to sit down with Kate Shannon, MT-BC to talk about music therapy and the intersections between music therapy and music education. Kate Shannon is a board-certified music therapist working in the Denver, CO area. She is currently finishing up the requirements to become a Licensed Profe...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m talking about something that is near and dear to my heart as a teacher in a Title I school: trauma sensitivity. Like most music teachers out there, I have many students that walk through my door that have experienced more trauma than any child should ever have to experience. These Adverse Childhood Experi...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I shared my favorite ways to keep my sanity as a traveling music teacher. For better or for worse, being a traveling teacher is a reality for a large percentage of music teachers, especially those at the elementary level. While I can vouch that there are definitely advantages and disadvantages of sharing your...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. Today I shared my experience student teaching music, and what I wish I would have known before stepping foot into the classroom. I spent the weeks leading up to student teaching searching the internet for tips and tricks about student teaching music. I was able to find some helpful information about being a student tea...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. In this episode, I talk about goal setting for music teachers. I set goals for myself at the beginning of the school year. I think it’s a great way to frame my year and work towards bettering myself as a musician and educator. Now that we’re in a brand new decade, I decided to sit down with a cup of coffee and reflect...

Send us Fan Mail Each week on That Music Podcast you’ll hear from me, Bryson Tarbet, about what it really means to be a music teacher. Along the way, you’ll hear from friends and colleagues that are able to bring valuable insights into their specialties and share actionable steps to influence our own classrooms in a positive way. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes of That...